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“Miss Amal says they’re broken pieces of pottery They look like rocks to me”

“Keep working,” Sam said “You never knohat you’ll find … Is Hank around?”

Nasha rolled her eyes, her tone one of frustration as she said, “Yes And he won’t let o down there to see the mosaic”

Aated-off excavation “Finishing up the repairs to the scaffolding Unless he somehow tiptoed past us, he’s still down there I can run over and get him, if you like”

“I can use the walk Happy hunting”

The da had been reate Sa up one of the broken deck boards, which still had a nail sticking out of it

He tossed it aside and picked up another And another After finding two broken boards that appeared to have been partially sawed through, he walked to the entrance, where a ladder poked up “Hank?”

“Down here”

Saation?”

“So it seeht of a laht’s extension cord, stepping beneath it, to look up at Sam “Come on down The deck’s been repaired It’s safe”

“Did you happen to see the cut boards?”

“Cut?”

“As in partly sawed through”

“No … You’re sure it’s not so that happened when the crew came and tore it out?”

“Doubt it” Sa “This is where they found Warren?”